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Responsibility of the Media and the Repercussions of Terror Strikes

Pranay Rupani July 28, 2008

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#80 Posted by TOLKININ on August 5, 2008 4:14:56 am


"It seems that the BJP has started identifying the Congress with some malignant star which is not letting it acquire the power position it is after. Only a few days ago, the chief minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, blamed the UPA government for the drought in his state. His line of reasoning was unique. He said that the Central government has angered god, whoever that might be, by its stance on the Amarnath issue and by suggesting the demolition of Ram Setu. The monsoon’s delay in Gujarat, Modi reasoned, was the evidence of divine wrath. One can only laugh at such presumptions. And now one of the seniormost leaders of the BJP, Sushma Swaraj, has provided the occasion for even more derisive laughter by laying the blame for the blasts at the UPA’s door. Swaraj’s comment is not surprising, if one remembers that she had once threatened to shave her head and wear a white sari if Sonia Gandhi became the country’s prime minister. Her claim might be ridiculous but it is also dangerous, especially if one considers the political position Swaraj holds. She should not have been so rash with her tongue when speaking to the press.

Swaraj’s outburst makes it clear that the BJP still cannot accept the fact of its defeat in the trust vote. Does the BJP’s concern for votes override that for human lives? If the party is indifferent towards the people, then how can it hope to govern India? The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, L.K. Advani, should clarify whether Swaraj’s views are her own or that of her party as well."

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#79 Posted by nkg on August 4, 2008 11:17:06 pm
Re: # 72
Barbarism....
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#78 Posted by nkg on August 4, 2008 11:15:49 pm
Re: # 77
Partha....
This is pure stupid stuff....

Terror attacks in various parts of Maharashtra had put immense pressure on NCP and to some extent on Congress regarding electoral prospect within marathi votes. Siv Sena wave decimited for corruption charges against Bal Thakrey and his family. After kicking out of moslem thugs from Mumbai, Siv Sena have not much to claim, which can bring it back to power. The recent bomb attacks in various parts of Maharashtra can cause marathi votes consolidating with Bal Thakrey and Siv Sena....
So, the MNS nuicense about North Indians etc... is basically misdeeds of Congress and to some extent Sharad Pawar.So, this kind of stupid allegation...
You need to be influenced by some evil ideology like Islam to carry out such henious crime ( killing innocents in public places).
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#77 Posted by parthaab on August 4, 2008 1:21:20 am
http://www.mailtoday.in/182008/epaperhome.aspx

http://www.sacw.net/DC/CommunalismCollection/ArticlesArchive/3jul08gatade.html


"Enter the world of Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, which recently reached national headlines for completely non-spiritual reasons, when its activists/members were arrested by Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra state for recent bomb blasts in Maharashtra. It was sheer coincidence that these terrorists belonging to these organisations could be nabbed and for the first time a possibility emerged about tracing the real culprits behind many unexplained bomb blasts in this part of Western India."
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#76 Posted by guru on August 4, 2008 12:28:32 am
Before 1992 it was on soc.cultue.indian.

We had already thrashed contribution of legions of desert lands and of semites. Consensus was that they unleashed on earth the most devillish and destreuctive idealogies all over the world. India, ASEAN, Africa and Americas suffered the most. India could have stopped this idealogical devil had it not turned pacifists because of Jain and Buddhism.
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#75 Posted by nkg on August 3, 2008 10:55:37 pm
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Partha...
You seems to be greatest joker....If people of the state suffers, who will be ultimate target? The committer of crime.... If people don't find him, whom will you blame? The state Govt....And BJP has comfortable majority in Gujrat and growing steadily in Karnataka. Why will they bomb these places, which are their cash cows?
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#74 Posted by TOLKININ on August 3, 2008 7:37:18 pm
Abusive messages, anti-Muslim comments



It's tough to deal with abusive comments that keep coming every day. There are regular such emails and comments on the posts. Most of these guys don't even bother to read the posts and it appears they are full of hate towards Islam and Muslims.




Then I would always console myself that cyberspace is different from normal world. Today there are bombs exploding and Islam is linked to terrorism.


But why was such a similar hatred, 16 years ago or even before that, when Babri Masjid was destroyed and when Muslims were openly abused.
Tab Tushtikaran thaa...the so-called appeasement of Muslims by politicians. And people had suddenly become such experts in history that they could tell you how many atrocities Aurangzeb and Babur had done on Hindus in this country. Even then, it was not easy for Muslim to get a house on rent (I am not talking about jobs or any other thing).





Almost 99% of Hindus that I know have deep resentment, if not hatred, of muslims for what they have inflicted on India.




Saad Akhtar said...
A difficult problem for sure. But hey, it's the internet.. the best solution is to Fuck it, and move on.

As I like to say on such occasions... It's the Internet, it's full of assholes.



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#73 Posted by tahir on August 2, 2008 8:19:40 am
Re: # 72 Stunned-100
Can't you spend $10 on an English translation of the Qur'an? Why must we collect karo chanda for you?
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#72 Posted by satya100 on August 2, 2008 2:54:25 am
Re: # 71:

indians cant read alien arabic. but we have taken this pious task of indianizing shanti so that Shantoi reaches to all Indians. that is why the request to you. Would you please write 100/500 words capturing spiritual core of Shanti (aka Islam)?
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#71 Posted by tahir on August 2, 2008 2:09:16 am
Re: # 70 Stuntman-100
Dear phew-nephew,

Nobody can go one up on God; He has already explained everything in His revelation.

Do find time away from the TV/Time/Newsweek.

Regards to all at the old-home.
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#70 Posted by satya100 on August 2, 2008 1:32:18 am
Tahir Mamuji,

Would you please write 100/500 words capturing spiritual core of Shanti (aka Islam)?
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#69 Posted by satya100 on August 2, 2008 1:29:17 am
it was faulty 555 iC batch which saved Surat.
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#68 Posted by satya100 on August 2, 2008 1:28:27 am
Parthaab or is it Adab of ISI

ISI agents would like to create animosity between USA and India?

Your posts are proof of that. Why BJP would hurt the people of its own state?

YOu are chirmuri when it comes to technology and computing/internet.
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#67 Posted by tahir on August 2, 2008 1:28:24 am
Re: # 50 Sad-100
"His 7th century Saudi mind uttered words..."

ChowQians, please note that Satya-100 thinks Prophet Muhammad (peace on him) was a Saudi Arabian citizen.

What can one discuss with such folks?
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#66 Posted by tahir on August 2, 2008 1:24:40 am
Re: # 48 Pinks
"Either your are ignorant or trapped in your emotions/ego or you are deceptive, because Kuran is not a word of God..."

Now you leave me with no choice but to act wisely: I will stay silent after this reply.

You live in a cage of constant denial and inner conflict. If you insist you are at peace with yourself, what can I say? What I can SEE is that you're one million miles away from understanding the real 'message' of the Qur'an.

I think you're so full of hate for the Word that you don't even wish to see what it says. This will lead you to a much bigger problem; you'll not be able to understand those around you who practise God's prescribed way.

Your idea about Hindus not remaining Hindus will not please the mosque-destroying hate-mongering hard-liners of India.

In the meantime (since you advocate taking ideas from all available sources!), do accept something from Islam.

Come back when you're finished reading The Book or have researched its fundamentals.

Shanti
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#65 Posted by parthaab on August 2, 2008 12:48:18 am
Re: # 63

It is obvious to any clown and his dog, that the BJP did the bombings.

How else can ELEVEN of 22 bombs be 'discovered' in all kinds of places, by the same BJP man? And when interviewed on TV, he had the gumption to say that he was very 'lucky'. Lucky indeed, to find 11 bombs out of 22! And to boot, an American has been apprehended for sending prank emails from a 'jihadi' organisation to put the police off track. And now this man claims someone hacked into his email account! Why would anyone need to hack into an account, when it can simply be done from an internet center? No doubt there will be American pressure to release him now.

It would be a damn fool who would believe the Indian police investigation to be anywhere based on facts or the truth.


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